The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-17
Democracy

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spopsible .o,eruments and the bur
dcn- placed her $ upon their shoui
ders uubesrsbie. left the shores o
Europe in their frall ships and soueh
ssy,um here on the bleak Atlsnti
sea coast. Down deep under thi
move was found the conviction ths
they we're yirtuous enough and IL
every way apable of -elf.govern
ment. Thc ever upgrowlng manhood
light, became more and more con.
WINGED that the paterns.l-m OF the
governing forces IN Europe was a
monsterous wrong, repressiuZ and
-hriyclling the hearts OF the people,
I creating mere working and ii-htiug
| machines tor the crowned kings OF
! the world. Tie idea logan TO *.
pand that after al the difference in
state between the King and the people
was Of mans own making. The
"heay eu-b )rn' right 10 rule aud grind
down became 81 first subject of
doubt, then Of ridicuie, aud rid.ouie
proved the weapon most powerful in
the end. The crude democrats OF that
day bought ships, rude insecure and
dangerous and placing their household
gods upon them, they launched out
into the unknown ocean AM with
prows turned westward they sought
and wherein to set up manhood
which should acknowledge no power
but that Of right, and in which there
were no di-tlnc tions except those won
by ones own good right arm. super
Tor virtue, or superior intelligence.
Every man did what lie liked best to
DO 30 long ~ he trenched not apon
the rights OF others. With such
principles a. their bedrock, Is it any
wonder that very soon the great viii
dcrne-s re-ounded to the music OF
new civilization, and in ,es- than three
.cnturie- hs, given to the history OF
the world one of the greatest nations
ct earth This uas been the work of
democracy as in cOntiaii-tinctlon to
aristocracy with ITS patcrnah,m, its
arrogant eXactions and I'- taxing
force Thtt wa al elemental democ-
ray. Since our government has
taken form and elect with the great
I-,uc'pic of the natural right, OF msn
as its b d.rock, our wants and re-
quircmeut- have been extended aud
WIdened ana we md lnuumerable
subdivision and different schools of
democracy growing up
When time had progressed, VIII
the colonies had resolved to throw oil
the nominal allcgiaucc to the mother
countries aud setup national govern
mcnt toi Themselves the people split
up into parties. There was one party
which was in favor OF centralized
government, of placing all power in
the bands of the congress and the
national administration. This was
headed by that very able man Alex
audcr Hamilton. Another party |
hcadcd hy Thomas Jefferson was in
favor OF retaining the power among !
the people, and OF expressing their
viii through representatives chosen
by their own free ballots, The |
ground work OF the philosophy of
JCllerson'S democracy was "tbe largest |
measure OF personal liberty for the |
citizen consistent with the safety of |
the whole All the struggles We have
ever had in politics since the adoption |
OF the federal constitution have been
had on the differences existing be-
tween these two parties, or rather
bctw cen the democracy and the ever
changing and varying forms of tcder-
allsm, or 10 speak more clearly, pater-
nali-m. In our last great struggle in
Texas it WAS called prohibition, but
the democracy retained It's old-time
name ana iougnt Tor lis Oid-ume |
and won, thank God,
Is it always has and always
must win while confronting the toes
If personal liberty, let them be called
~ whatever name, they may uc FOX
he movement.
Now. let no young or old democrat
'ither be seducod into abandoning
he old party principles, upon which
ye have built up this mighty nation
# sixty millions Of prosperous peo-
lie. under the specious plea of sub
CRYING the cause OF morality, the
hrlstian church or temperance. We
All have all these excellent things
u,t as well and still preserve the
.rltcle.s gem Of personal Iiseriy.
rccdom becomes slckly plant when.
yer We grow careless or neg'cUtul. |
1T Us watch al these iusiduou- nd